In my last game (DA) , the entire Dominion of Korx flipped because I had invaded the capital, and got all its influence. My advice: capture the capital planet for the best chance of flipping the others.
Devote more of your budget to research, or (re)start your game with research on "very fast". I always set my game for "very fast", and it takes long enough for me to get weapons techs.
Interesting strategy. I've started up my game as the Thalan Empire, and have conquered the Krynn and the Arceans. I have encountered resistance by the Drath and Iconians (probably because I set their intellect higher than the others), and they have adapted to my beam weapons (my favorite is Plasma III), so I'm researching missiles and mass drivers.
I'm getting ready to start up a new game, playing DA. I'm looking for pointers and advice on military strategy and grand strategy, as well as ship design options. I'm sure that different strategies exist for an open war, peacetime, and a cold war with a less-than-friendly race. So, what strategies do you use against different enemies, with differing weapons and defenses? Different intelligence levels? Large civilizations and smaller civilizations? Booming economies and busting
